Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 87.5% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 9,746,685 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,547,414 shares during the quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $861,217,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNQ. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 22.5% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,630,558 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $804,308,000 after acquiring an additional 1,955,619 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 601.6% in the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 4,364,788 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $385,673,000 after acquiring an additional 3,742,702 shares during the period. Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund Ltd. Under Special Management grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund Ltd. Under Special Management now owns 3,654,504 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $322,912,000 after buying an additional 24,650 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.3% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,575,623 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $270,532,000 after buying an additional 115,167 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. now owns 3,473,024 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $265,272,000 after acquiring an additional 19,222 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 0.0 %

Shares of VNQ traded down $0.02 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $84.00. 2,178,645 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,504,665. The stock has a market capitalization of $33.06 billion, a PE ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $82.18 and a 200 day simple moving average of $84.39. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $70.61 and a fifty-two week high of $90.09.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Company Profile

Vanguard REIT ETF (the Fund) is an open-end investment company. The Fund invests in stocks issued by real estate investment trusts (REITs), companies that purchase office buildings, hotels, and other real property. It tracks the return of the MSCI US RIT Index, a gauge of real estate stocks. The Vanguard Group, Inc provides investment advisory services to the Fund.